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*[[5 February]]: [[Rufus Fudge]], nephew of former [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Vanishing Spell|Vanishes]] a [[Muggle]] "tube train" for a bet. The [[Muggle]]s do not notice that the train had gone missing, but Fudge is suspended from the [[Improper Use of Magic Office]], after an inquiry is launched [[7 February|two days later]].<ref name="DPN">''[[Daily Prophet Newsletters]]''</ref> |
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**[[Rufus Fudge]], nephew of former [[Minister for Magic]] [[Cornelius Fudge]], [[Vanishing Spell|Vanishes]] a [[Muggle]] "tube train" for a bet. The [[Muggle]]s do not notice that the train had gone missing, but Fudge is suspended from the [[Improper Use of Magic Office]].<ref name="DPN">''[[Daily Prophet Newsletters]]''</ref> |
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**A three-broom crash takes place over the [[River Mersey]], in [[Liverpool]], between late ticket holders for a [[Celestina Warbeck]] concert.{{Fact}} |
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**A three-broom crash takes place over the [[River Mersey]], in [[Liverpool]], between late ticket holders for a [[Celestina Warbeck]] concert.{{Fact}} |
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**An anti-[[Troll]] meeting, attended by [[Artemius Lawson]], is invaded by Troll Rights activists. The Trolls knock out the Pro-Troll Rights spokeswitch in the conflict.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**An anti-[[Troll]] meeting, attended by [[Artemius Lawson]], is invaded by Troll Rights activists. The Trolls knock out the Pro-Troll Rights spokeswitch in the conflict.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Wilda Griffiths]], [[Chaser]] for [[Puddlemere United]], wins match against [[Wigtown Wanderers]].<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Wilda Griffiths]], [[Chaser]] for [[Puddlemere United]], wins match against [[Wigtown Wanderers]].<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Chudley Cannons]] draw their game against [[Caerphilly Catapults]], breaking a sixteen-game losing streak.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Chudley Cannons]] draw their game against [[Caerphilly Catapults]], breaking a sixteen-game losing streak.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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*[[31 May]] or [[1 June]]: |
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**[[Chipping Clodbury]] [[Chipping Clodbury riot|riot]]: [[Brotherhood of Goblins|B.O.G.]] supporters run a riot during a meeting with representatives from the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]], in order to discuss the creation of a [[Goblin Bill of Rights]]. The goblins used illegal wands for transfiguration and called for the release of activist [[Hodrod the Horny-Handed]]. Goblin-wizard relations are reported by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' to be at an all-time low.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Chipping Clodbury]] [[Chipping Clodbury riot|riot]]: [[Brotherhood of Goblins|B.O.G.]] supporters run a riot during a meeting with representatives from the [[Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures]], in order to discuss the creation of a [[Goblin Bill of Rights]]. The goblins used illegal wands for transfiguration and called for the release of activist [[Hodrod the Horny-Handed]]. Goblin-wizard relations are reported by the ''[[Daily Prophet]]'' to be at an all-time low.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Cormack McLeod]], manager of [[Montrose Magpies]], sacks [[Alasdair Maddock]] from the team after the latter was caught trying a [[Muggle]] sport that uses "peculiar metal sticks" to hit "non-flying balls into holes in the ground". (a reference to [[wikipedia:golf|golf]])<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Cormack McLeod]], manager of [[Montrose Magpies]], sacks [[Alasdair Maddock]] from the team after the latter was caught trying a [[Muggle]] sport that uses "peculiar metal sticks" to hit "non-flying balls into holes in the ground". (a reference to [[wikipedia:golf|golf]])<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**Narrow win over the [[Wigtown Wanderers]] breaks the [[Chudley Cannons]]' seventeen-game losing streak.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**Narrow win over the [[Wigtown Wanderers]] breaks the [[Chudley Cannons]]' seventeen-game losing streak.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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*[[June]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Luna Lovegood]] probably leave [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] at this time. [[Hermione Granger]] also would have graduated from Hogwarts during this time because her seventh and final year was delayed by the quest for the [[Horcrux]]es and the [[Battle of Hogwarts|situation at Hogwarts]] during the [[1997–1998 school year]]. Hermione also took her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] at this time.{{Fact}} |
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*[[June]]: [[Ginevra Weasley|Ginny Weasley]] and [[Luna Lovegood]] probably leave [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry|Hogwarts]] at this time. [[Hermione Granger]] also would have graduated from Hogwarts during this time because her seventh and final year was delayed by the quest for the [[Horcrux]]es and the [[Battle of Hogwarts|situation at Hogwarts]] during the [[1997–1998 school year]]. Hermione also took her [[Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Test|N.E.W.T.s]] at this time.{{Fact}} |
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*[[30 September]] or [[1 October]]: |
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**Plans to restrict [[Halloween]] celebrations, the only time of the year wizards can be "out and about" without arousing the suspicions of [[Muggle]]s, are announced by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. [[Celestina Warbeck]], the singing sorceress, and others protest the decision. Dangerous Hallowe'en incidents involve exploding pumpkins and broom accidents, leading to busy wards at [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**Plans to restrict [[Halloween]] celebrations, the only time of the year wizards can be "out and about" without arousing the suspicions of [[Muggle]]s, are announced by the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]]. [[Celestina Warbeck]], the singing sorceress, and others protest the decision. Dangerous Hallowe'en incidents involve exploding pumpkins and broom accidents, leading to busy wards at [[St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries]].<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Professor]] [[Regulus Moonshine]] develops a potion that reduces the appetite for human flesh in [[hag]]s.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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**[[Professor]] [[Regulus Moonshine]] develops a potion that reduces the appetite for human flesh in [[hag]]s.<ref name="DPN"/> |
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